Emergency Closing Procedures

If it is necessary to close school for a day or part of a day due to the weather or other emergencies, the following procedures are followed:

The school will attempt to notify all families of school closing delayed opening or early dismissals via an automated phone message system.

All Day Closings: Student and parents are notified by a phone message and announcements over local radio stations. Our school identification number on Philadelphia stations is 920.

Early School Closings: Parents will be notified of an unscheduled early dismissal by phone message and announcement over the following radio stations:

Location

Station

Frequency

Atlantic City

WMID-FM

99.3 FM

WZXL-FM

100.7 FM

WFPG-FM

96.9 FM

WBSS -FM

97.3 FM

WKTU-FM

98.3 FM

WMID-AM

1340 AM

WFPG-AM

1450 AM

Vineland

WVLT-FM

92.1 FM

Early School Closings: Students whose parents have been contacted by telephone or who have written parental permission will be released early. All other students will remain at the school or be taken to an appropriate shelter under the supervision of certified staff members.

4. Delayed Openings: Staff and students will report to school two (2) hours later than normal. Latchkey will be closed in the morning due to weather conditions. The school day will not be extended and the dismissal times will remain the same.